The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde is one of the most ambiguous literary geniuses of the past. A man of extremes and contradictions, holder of the title "Prince Paradox", he created a novel that is equally controversial. During the author's lifetime, the text was... declared immoral, indecent, and vulgar—but it also contains an unequivocal and artistically convincing moralizing message. Since its publication in 1890 to this day, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" continues to charm new generations of readers. The mystical story of a beautiful young man who traded his soul for eternal youth is revealed in the illustrations by Ksenia Lavrova: the reader will see not reflections in mirrors, but what is hidden deep within the dead soul of the hero and the society surrounding him.